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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
NEW-YORK AND LONG BRANCH RAlL-

~ ROAD
For Red Bank. Lone Branch. Grove Asbury PARK.
Ocean Beach. spring Lake Point Pleasant. &c.
COMM NCING JUNE -. l7S.
Trains leave New York foot Cotanit and 9eshros'es ~
1l". '3lo 1900 noon. $50. J.lO $40 ulmhol *
press except Red Bank '4l0. o. $50 Sundays 49,
4:l6 =. y.
800 $50 (faSt exprrs. g. 80 $780, - Suntay+
aud Sunday do not stop a. ocean Grove
oil Asbnry Park.
Denotes ex press trains .-..
RUECh gi.nuiiErr-- L Wnnn- II T. RALDHIN.
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NORWICH LINE
For Boston, Worcester, Portland AMI White NountanA
DIRECT ROUTE

New Lonlon. Norwich. v atch mn an Block IsIlat
EATF~ REDUCED.
Steamer "Gy o. Worcester" Boston" snI city
Of Lawrence PER North River foot o. WatrN' -.
next pier above De-brosscsst errTl daily sunday *
cepied. ~ Tickets and staeroons secnrei a. 2JI
26l 397 457 and 9J7 broadway 10 AMI IL Greenvch,t.
l53 BovcrY. House. Windssr and Cosmopo tan
hotels Fulioa.sL Brooklyn Al Pier 80. North River
ana sIelmerA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
nor HUDSON AND COXSACKIF.

steamer Kaaterski leaves TUESDAYS and rhursiays
D. m. SATURDAY. AZ p m. Steamer Walter BrettAs
{ y. M from per foot ~ Tay-sf.. Y. r.
Steamer McMAnus Monday, Weinesfays and Fridays
from ~ Frlnkln.st Boats connect with
nn.ton and AIhanY 4 u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT.

Steamer, RHODE ISLAND AMI MASSATHT IT'S
leave PER % Nort river daily eVcep' SUNDAY II N.
send 10 r. o. BOX 3Oll for summer excursion BOOK.
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Connirn Droperip Uanteo.

T OTIS. houses, farms wanted for BUYERS am L
IL tenants in New-Jersey' sCBChbhN va
Broadway.
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Eonls.
TIE WILTON,

Brooklyn Heights y. Y. directly opposite Walst. y.
four minutes walk from Fu ton or Wall Street Ferry al
the Bridge terminus; accommodate ions reasonal
rates. select family and transient hotel 200
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27

\ writer from Ocala signing himself
"Old Timer" in the Orlando Reporter OF
March II. presents an array of official
documents for the enlightenment of It's
readers which he thinks are enough 10
close the door Of the Senate against the
possible entrance of Ex-Governor Blox-
ham. From the documents" il seems
that on January ,. 1888, in his message
Ia the Legislature. Governor Bloxham
stated that 'every acre Of the States
swamp and overilowed lands had already
been granted away And on March 2
of the same year, ia "A letter 20 General
Gordon, President of the International
Railroad and Steamboat Company, he
said there were eight or nine millions Of
acres living south Of the 27th degree of
north latitnde' 30 which his road would
be- entitled when completed. OF course
this road was never completed, but upon
the strength Of "oliicial documents"
with which its President was armed,
many land certificates were sold 10 inno-
cent and unsuspecting purchasers. "Olh
Timer" however, wants 10 know how
the two statements Of the Ex-Governor
can be harmonizedI the one in January
to the Legislature that the "land had all
been granted away and the one two
months later that there were still EIGHT
or nine millions trdning 10 DE granted
to General, now Governor, Gordon upon
the completion of his proposed railroad.
The task of harmonizing the two state
ments may he "A little difficult, but with
too efficient and rival aid. .as Mr.. Graves
of the Herald and Mr.. Jones Of the Times
Union. the task, however difficult, may
be accomplished. Questions of grayer
magnitude than these were mere trivial
things in the way Of General Gordon's
march 10 the Executive chair Of Georgia,
and will they be- bar To the genial and
smiling Ex-Governor Of Florida in his
aspirations for the Senatorial toga, with
two rival dailies and any number Of
weekly papers 10 boom his progress and
advance his claims As politics make
strange developments and combinations,
as well as strange bed fellows, we can
answer these questions a month later
better than now, ~ we refrain from
making predictions.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27

To the Voters Of the city Of Ptlatl,a ::

To the Voters Of the City Of PtiiatLa:
GENTLEMEN | am a candidate for the
office of Mayor, and ask your votes al
the coming municipal election for the
following reasons:
lst- If elected | shall exert all INV
legitimate power and influence To give
the city an efficient police force.
2d- | shall endeavor to enforce the
whole law, and till change is made in
the ordinance. | shall have the liquor
saloons closed, back and front on sun
day.
3d. shall do my utmost to keep the
sidewalks and corners free of crowds a.
well as other membranes.
4th. My influence and authority shall
be exerted To distribute public improve
ments equally throughout the city.
9TH. shall insist that all laws and
ordinances be impartially enforced. and
shall do my part toward this end.
9th. As a citizen | believe a school
house is as much public necessity as a
Jail. As Mayor | shall do all in my pow
TT To till this long felt want.
put myself ON record on these public
questions. and if elected | shall expect To
he Judged as l keep my pledges. and
execute my duties without fear or favor
john T. GAY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
MIR. MANNING'S SUCCESSOR.
Belief that FafrchiId VIII Succeed Hi,
The Treasurership.

Relief that FairchiId VIII Succeed Him
The Treasurership.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-It is now re-
tary Fairchild will succeed Mr.. Manning
as Secretary of the Treasury and that his
appointment will be officially announced
the latter part of next week. Solicitor
McCue and Comptroller Maynard are
spoken of As possible successors of Fair
child as Assistant Secretary. The form
er, however, is said to prefer the new
Circuit Judgeship in New York CITY and
the latter is understood to prefer his
present position. Third Auditor
Williams and Chief Clerk Youmans are
also said to be aspirants To- the Assistant
Secretaryship.
Nothing has yet been settled in regard
to the treasurership. Joruan's resignation
has not yet been accepted, and while he
requested the President To relieve him of
the duties and responsibilities of the
office, about the Sd of April, it is
thought he would consent to retain the
position Il while longer if the President so
desired. The chance Is. however. that the
President will be able to select his sue
cessor before the date specified by Jor-
dan. 1t is said that the President desires
to select a new Treasurer from the West
There was considerable comment at the
Treasury Department to-day over the
failure of Congress to make any pro-
vision for paying the salary of the new
Circuit Judge of New York. The act
creating the office fixed the compensated
at $4,000 per annum. but no provision
for its payment was made in any of the
the regular appropriation bills. The new
appointee will therefore have to look to
Congress To supply the omission in the
next Deficiency Appropriation Bill. 1t
is not likely that the office will b. de
clined for this reason.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
Variations OF the Needle.

Editor Palatka News:
PALATKA. Fla. March a6. 1887.
Through THE NEWS Iwish to answer
the question asked meby gentleman: !:
rs the compass needle ever at rest
In reply, l say no. 1t is found that a
freely suspended magnet is i'm state of
small continual motion. The magnetic
declinatiOn Tor variation of the needle,
as it was formerly called by surveyors }
at any place is the angle contained be
tween two vertical planes, one being the
astronomical or true meridian, and con-
sequently fixed; and the other. a plane in
which the horizontal axis of freely sus-
pended magnet lies at the time. this being
variable.
There Is the daily, annual and secular
variation of the magnetic needle. At
about the time of sunrise the north end
of the needle is generally found APP
preaching its easterly DETECTION. from
the average magnetic meridian. Ii then
begins its principal daily motion. moving
west until about o'clock p. m, then grad
ually returns: the angular range passed
over between the elongations being about
g although this varies in different lati-
itudes and at different seasons of the year.
Then there is the annual change of the
needle, moving west at present. about
four minutes each year. In 1885 Cell
brand, Gresham College. England
discovered the secular variation of
the declination. This may Ice com
oscillatinS east and west for period of
two and half To three and half cen
turtles.
During the eighteenth century up 10
bout 1900 the needle was moving east:
since that period il has been returning
to its western elongation-
J. T.. TITCoMB.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
ALL ASHORE.
THE SCOTIA'S PASSENGERS SAFE.
THE STEAMER FINALLY LEFT
HIGH AND DRY.
Pounded Across the Outer Bar BY the Surf Did
the Captain kno~ where He Was
Thursday Night7

NEW YORK. March 26.-The wrecked
steamer Scotia of the Fabre line, now ON
the beach fifteen miles east of Fire
Island has beenreached by the wrecking
steamers and the rescue of the passen-
gers will he proceeded with as soon as
possible. A dispatch was received to-
day from the scene of the wreck by Ell
well & Co., to whom the vessel was con-
signed. stating that the sea was smooth
and the vessel resting easy. In that
case the passengers may be gotten off
this afternoon. Another telegram stated
that those passengers who were taken
ashore yesterday afternoon had returned
To the wreck to sleep.
Interpreter ThriIley was wired for
early this morning. to 90 to the wreck.
as the Italians were getting boisterous
and unruly. The manager did not say
anything about the ship. and it was pre-
summed at the office that this implied that.
with the above exception, everything
was all right. The vessel is fully in
sured, the Board of Underwriters
say. The cargo is worth 1000: also
insured. Ii consists of Italian merchan-
disc and fruits
PATCHOGUE, L. L.. March 26.-The
stranded steamer Scotia pounded heavi-
ly during the night and worked over the
outer bar and is ROW lying between the
outer and inner bars. Owing to the
heavy surf which is running the tugs
and hax
near enough to the vessel to permit the
transfer of passengers, and they will
probably all be brought ashore and for
warded to New York by rail.
A hundred men, women and children,
who We're brought to the beach yester-
day Were furnished with shelter and food
and made as comfortable as possible by
the life saving crew. The present con-
ditiOn of the vessel will prevent her from
being readily hauled off. The wrecking
tugs will endeavor To anchor her to pre-
vent her from working further in shore
The weather is fine but still rough.
Breeche's buoy and life boats are both
busy landing passengers.
LATER.-AIl the Scotia's passengers
were safely on shore by O'Clock this
afternoon and the revenue cutter Grant.
with twenty-five of them on board.
started for New York shortly afterward.
The wind and sea have gone down and
the steamer is high and dry.
y cabin passenger. named Ryden
practically stated that Capt. Ruffet did
not know where he was Thursday night
He mistook Shinrecock light for Fire
Island and the steamer was running at
full speed when she went aground.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
A Hurricane In West Virginia.

WHEELING, w. VA, March 26.-The
hurricane of early yesterday morning
did a large amount of damage in this
vicinity, although the city itself escaped
owing to its sheltered position. At
Moundsvile the large barn of Charles
Jasper was wrecked, near Cameron. Mr..
OTIS dwelling-house was destroyed. At
Littleton three barns and saw-mill
were wrecked. The Catholic Church at
Broad Tree Station. ON the Baltimore
Road, was twisted at right angles to its
former POSITION. Six miles above this
city the large stock barn of Edward Mil
Ter was blown a quarter of a mile. and
reduced to splinters. At Burton a large
amount of lumber was widely scattered,
and reports of other damages are CON
stantly coming in.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
improvements. i'm Southern Rates

NEW YORK, March 26.-The Arbitra-
tiOn Committee of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association completed
their labors at an early honr, this morn
ing. and announce a. thre esult that after
April LIST. cotton price goods will he
taken by every line in the Association
in consignments of less than a carload at
third-class rates whether bound North or
South, and consignments by the carload
will be taken at fourth-class rates. This
decision removes what has been con-
sidered as discrimination heretofore
existing in charging third-cIass rates for
Southbound consignments in any
quantity, As against sixth-class rates ON
Northbound consignments in any guam
rftia-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
Here's a Dilem ma.
Norwalk Conn., } Gazette


With his usual Washington letter this
week our senior editor sends a News
paper clipping. evidently for publication,
which we file away to await his return
and instructions a. to which side of il Is
to be published. On one side there is a
scorching screed on liquor drinking and
the misery resulting from it: on the
other is an alarming statement concern
ing ''death,in the well. which tells about
the germs of disease and death lurking
in the water We drink.
Between the two we split the differ
ence, pigeonhole the clipping and. until
further orders. let the dear public take
their choice of the two styles and varie-
ties of death offered by the two-horned
dilemma-they may drink water and die
of typhoid fever and consumption. or
drink whisky and die of jim-jams. Our
office boy. however. suggests as safe
and happy medium. that both horns of
the dilemma might be avoided by stick
ing To lager beer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
American Armor.


The Navy Department may well feel
great relief in finding that the heaviest
guns required for any vessel Of the navy
now authorized. and also the thickest
plates contemplated either for the new
armored cruisers or for the double-turret
monitors. can be had Ia this country.
An additional source Of qualification is
that these armor plates and gun forgings
can be furnished In shorter time than
had been thought possible. The bill
passed by Congress required that appii-
cation should bc first made 10 home man
ufacturers for the needed plating. The
response has been Of gratifying char
acter, not only rs to the responsibility of
the works which will undertake. the con
tract. hut as to the price demanded.
Another cause of oongratuiafiOn ~ that
the Secretary, by fitting up the Wash
ington Navy Yard as an ordnance fac
tory for the finishing of heavy guns,
win be able promptly to complete the as-
sembling aud fabrication ~ the steel
forgings for which contracts are now u
be given ont. In this matter. no In the
building ~ the new unarmored cruisers.
the Secretary deliberations and delays
have beeD JIdicious. and his name VIII
doubtless be associated in the history Of
the Department with the furnishing ~
vessels whlch the country mHy well "
Z proud of
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
PALMS WILL.

The object of the Ex->enator's Anerti.ns
and Her Fathers Estate.
DETROIT. March a6.-Judge Thomas
w. Cooley, appeared in the Wayne Cir
cult Court yesterday. as counsel for Miss
Clotil,la Palms. daughter and joint heir
with her brother. Francis +. Palms, of
the estate of the late Francis Palms. The
latter left property valued at about
~ 900. 900 To his two children. The will
provides for a trust to he held until ma
turity is attained by the children of
either heir. This is near as Mr.. Palms
could come to entaihng his vast possess
sions, and the lawyers say that this viii
cannot stand the test of our laws. A
provision in the will disinherited either
heir who should contest the will. On its
face, therefore, this case is merely n
friendly discussion ON the part of coun-
sci TO settle what the provisions of the
VIII mean, and. under this disguise
turks what is expected to prove the
greatest win contest in the history of the
staie' and II Is likely to give Miss Palms
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
CONTEST WITH THE OXFORD CREW.
OXONIANS BREAK AN OAR AT A
CRITICAL POINT.
A WE'LL FOUGHT RACE UNTIL THE
ACCIDENT.
Russia Preparing Her Topedo Boats for Actual Ser
vice Germany Makes Liberal Concessions
to Rome.

LONDON, March 26.-The annual boat
Cambridge Universities took place to-
day over the usual conrse ON the Thames,
from Putney To Mortlake. and was won
by the Cambridge crew. The wind was
fresh and the water lumpy. The betting
Just before the start was II To 8 in favor
Of Cambridge. When the crews launched
their boats, just prior to the start, the
weather freshened. When the start was
called the Cambridge crew at once took
the lead, rowing with "A slightly more
rapid stroke than that of their opponents.
At the end of the mile the Cambridge
boat was half length ahead, the race
having been stubbornly contested all the
way. The Oxford then spurted. To this
the Cambridge men responded instantly
and effectually, that at Hammer
smith bridge, nearly two miles from the
start, they increased their lead To "a whole
boat length.
Here the Oxford crew again put fresh
burst to their speed and drew up towards
their opponents, but managed to cut
down only part of the lead against them.
At Cheswick the Oxford crew had inn
proved their rowing, SO much 80 that
Cambridge. in their efforts to retain their
lead, rowed badly and finally broke, but
they recovered themselves quickly and
by a supreme effort made up their loss
and regained their length of lead which
had been somewhat lessened. although
their boat rolled great deal under the
inequality of the efforts of the crew.
AT Barnes bridge, three miles and five
furlongs from the start, the Cambridge
boat was leading by length and a half.
After passing the bridge the Oxford
crew broke an oar. That secured the
race for the Cambridge men and they
won easily by three lengths.
The race was fine contest as far as
Barnes bridge, being contested every
inch up to that point. The Oxford crew
pulled better together than their oppO-
nents did and it is agreed ON all hands
that the distance they lost before they
broke the oar was lost by bad steering
entirely. The time of the Cambridge
crew was twenty minutes and fifty-two
seconds. Distance: four miles. two fur
longs.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
WELAKA.
Ito BE or Not tn Be''-Hold Her steady
baseball.

baseball.
WEIAKA. March p. 1887.
Correspondence of the PALATKA NEWS
We noticed in THE NEWS issue of ths
2ith inst. the notice in which "Welaka
announces To the public. and especially
to the voters of the district. her inten-
tion To undertake the heavy responsible
ties of municipal government. On the
23d day of April the momentous ques-
tions will be decided. and the turbulent
waters of conjecture will H. smoothel
down by the oil of certainty. The
boundaries as set forth i'm the notice, are
undoubtedly the best that could have
been selected, embracing in their pro-
tecting limits the most enticing spots and
commanding locations in the environs of
the forest" town. But within the next
thirty days the citizens must decide in
their own minds. into the hands of which
of their fellows they are going to entrust
the reins which will guide this, their
newly harnessed and well loved town. in
its rush to overtake those Others which
are even now ON the level home-stretch
To the goal of prosperity. They have
passed through the dangerous shoals and
surmounted the difficulties of limit
baked, although from her comely APP
pearance the knowing ones have laid
their money there. and though a little
shaken at so many refusaIs there is
triumphant twinkle in their eyes as she
gets down to her work for this effort
Let them put level-headed Jockey.
with a light hand in the saddle and he
rides to win.
The surveyors are still at work on the
proposed route for the new railroad. and
we hope soon To hear them announce
that everything is ready for the shovel
and the hoe.
The Welaka Land Company will
shortly issue list of real estate for sale.
and will close entries for the first list
this week. They have a splendid col
lection Of cheap bearing groves and
land, and are advertising largely in Can
ada and England with good results.
Ht stiifSITiDtfS tp L hE DAILY NEWS IN
the d istrict now look forward for the
daily perusil of that paper. Since its
enlargement they have said that il gives
them all the news they want.
Rev. George Hardy. of kentucky. is
holding meetings every evening i'm
Broad's Hall. He baptized six adults on
Sunday last, and we understand has sew
eral more candidates
Some very fine strings of fish have
been caught 10y sportsmen lately
The subscribers To the Daily NEWS will
be glad To learn that the alstemious
quadruped owned by buckeye" still
lives.
The Palatka base ball nine have al
tered the date of their match in Welaka
To Thursday the 3lst inst. and have
placed a limit already To the runs to he
made by Welaka on that date. Welaka
men say they hold full hand. and you
can't bluff that
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
ANOTHER OCEAN RACE.
The Atlantic and Naynower Nav Try the
Broad Atlantic.

The Atlantic and Saynower Nav Try the
Broad Atlantic.
New YORK. March 26.-It is said the
owner of the yacht Atlantic is contenl-
plating challenging the Mayfiowers
owner to race in imitation of the
Dauntless and Coronet. this spring,
1t will be remembered that the Atlantic
was badly beaten by the MayfiOwer last
year, but she has since passed into the
hands of f. C.. Homans. a member of
the Stock Exchange and a devoted
yachtsman. He is going to overhaul
his purchase and add To her speed. if
yacht building talent can do it. He
says nothing about his intentions. Com
mOdore Smith says Mr.. HOman's is en-
thusiastic over the idea of such a race.
and will agree to almost any terms.
One of Mr.. HoInans friends quoted in
the Times says:
"HOman means business. Not only
does he expect that the changes which
he is making in the Atlantic are going to
give her wonderful swiftness and insure
sea-going qualities. but he will fdce with
on the easiest sort of terms. He has
urged one of his intimates to do his
level hest To make the match. and
he is ready to agree that who
ever gets On the other side
first shall own the other boat
That is the sort of talk that teIfs. Such
an offer of course. must receive atten1
tion from the Mayfiower. 1t is bravadof
Homans wants no notOriety; it isn't adj
vertising hes after. He believes that
he is making the Atlantic the speediest
sloop afioat, and he is willing To back up
his belief in a way that contemplates the
of big lot of money
whether he wins or loses. Yacht for
yacht. that's what he wants tn sail the
Mayfiower for The prize is worth at
tentiOn in every quarter, certainly.
There are not many yachtsmen who are
willing to- risk SO much nowadays.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-27
INTERSTATE COURTESIES.
Honors Paid PennsyIvsnia's Governor in
Nirginia's Capital.

Aso""'- ~" s-"'isS'Nhia tcNtFhor IN
Virginia's Capital.
RICHMOND. Va, March 26.-Gov.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania and number
of State officials and members of the
Pennsylvania Legislature. accompanied
by eight or ten ladies. arrived here to-
day from Old Point. As soon as their
presence in the city was made known at
the Capitol. both branches of the Gener-
al Assembly, then in session. adopted
resolutions extending courtesies. and
committees were appointed to invite the
visitors to the floor of each chamber
The invitations were accepted. anil the
visitors came soon after. both houses
taking u recess during their stay Gov
ernor Beaver made few happy re-
marks in each House in response to the
cordial welcomes of the presiding officers.
subsequently the party proceeded To the
Executive Chamber and called ON the
Governor, with whom they had pleas
ant interchange of courtesies This after
noon the Pennsylvanians visited various
places of interest, and tonight proceeded
to Norfolk.